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Policies for Macrofinancial Stability; How to Deal with Credit Booms

Bakker, Bas B.; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Laeven, Luc; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This note explores the costs and benefits of different policy options to reduce the risks associated with credit booms, drawing upon several country experiences and the findings from econometric analysis.

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Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?

Cosimano, Thomas F.; Chami, Ralph; Barajas, Adolfo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

Drawing from a unique data set comprising 2,893 banks and 152 countries over the period 1987 to 2000, we test whether the adoption of the Basel Accord by Latin American and Caribbean countries was responsible for the serious slowdowns in credit growth experienced by these countries. We find...

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The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification; Evidence From U.S. Banks

Laeven, Luc; Goetz, Martin R.; Levine, Ross - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This paper assesses the impact of the geographic diversification of bank holding company (BHC) assets across the United States on their market valuations. Using two novel identification strategies based on the dynamic process of interstate bank deregulation, we find that exogenous increases in...

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Depositor Behavior and Market Discipline in Colombia

Steiner, Roberto; Barajas, Adolfo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This study examines how depositors choose among different banks and over time in Colombia, focusing on whether they discipline bank behavior. By controlling for a more comprehensive set of risk/return factors, the study improves upon conventional market discipline tests. Panel data estimations...

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Credit Stagnation in Latin America

Barajas, Adolfo; Steiner, Roberto - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This study examines the recent marked slowdown in bank credit to the private sector in Latin America. Based on the study of eight countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela), the magnitude of the slowdown is documented, comparing it to historical behavior...

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The Use of Blanket Guarantees in Banking Crises

Laeven, Luc; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

In episodes of significant banking distress or perceived systemic risk to the financial system, policymakers have often … restructuring programs and may increase moral hazard going forward. Using a sample of 42 episodes of banking crises, this paper …

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Banks During the Argentine Crisis; Were they All Hurt Equally? Did they All Behave Equally?

Juan-Ramon, V. Hugo; Basco, Emiliano; Quarracino, Carlos; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

that contributed to the banking system’s difficulties during the crisis: increasing dollarization of the balance sheet … market discipline in periods of stress and for banking regulation, which may have led banks to underestimate some of the …

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Systemic Banking Crises; A New Database

Valencia, Fabian; Laeven, Luc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper presents a new database on the timing of systemic banking crises and policy responses to resolve them. The … database covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007, with detailed data on crisis containment and …. The database extends and builds on the Caprio, Klingebiel, Laeven, and Noguera (2005) banking crisis database, and is the …

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Dollarization of Liabilities; Beyond the Usual Suspects

Barajas, Adolfo; Morales, Armando Méndez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Dollarization of liabilities (DL) has emerged as a key factor in explaining the vulnerability of emerging markets to financial and currency crises. "Usual suspects" of causing DL comprise "fatalistic" determinants such as a long history of unsound macroeconomic policies and development and...

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Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update

Valencia, Fabian; Laeven, Luc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

We update the widely used banking crises database by Laeven and Valencia (2008, 2010) with new information on recent … banking, currency, and sovereign debt crises during the period 1970-2011. The data show some striking differences in policy …

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